Volkswagen Reports October 2004 Sales

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 2, 2004 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported October 2004 sales of 21,888, which compares to last year's October sales of 23,787. For the year, the Volkswagen brand in the U.S. has sold 217,418 new cars.

                       VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.
                           OCTOBER, 2004 SALES

  VW-US Snapshot                                        YEAR-TO-DATE
                  Oct-04   Oct-03   Yr/Yr %  Oct-04 YTD  Oct-03 YTD  Yr/Yr %
                  Actual   Actual   change     Actual      Actual    change
  New Beetle
    - Coupe        1,866    2,169   -14.0%     18,103      26,989    -32.9%
    - Convertible  1,395    1,606   -13.1%     18,903      21,214    -10.9%
      Total
       New Beetle  3,261    3,775   -13.6%     37,006      48,203    -23.2%
  Jetta Sdn        6,717    8,418   -20.2%     69,998      90,315    -22.5%
        Wgn          957      738    29.7%      8,168      10,476    -22.0%
      Total Jetta  7,674    9,156   -16.2%     78,166     100,791    -22.4%
  Cabrio               -        1  -100.0%          1          41    -97.6%
  Golf/GTI/R32     2,232    2,046     9.1%     21,501      25,258    -14.9%
  Passat Sdn       4,434    4,180     6.1%     43,609      52,171    -16.4%
         Wgn       1,506    1,367    10.2%     12,716      15,218    -16.4%
      Total
       Passat      5,940    5,547     7.1%     56,325      67,389    -16.4%
  Phaeton            305       26  1073.1%      1,433          78   1737.2%
  Touareg          2,474    3,057   -19.1%     22,779       9,421    141.8%
  T4                   2      179   -98.9%        207       4,518    -95.4%
       TOTAL      21,888   23,787    -8.0%    217,418     255,699    -15.0%